"Bend's Projects to Get a PR Push." Bulletin, 5/4/12.
Government hiring a public relations firm to sell the public on policy issues seems --- wrong.
If the policy has merit, it should stand on those merits. If it doesn't, trying to hustle the public into thinking it has merit is a bit of a con.
I really don't like them spending public funds on advertising.
It would seem to be the job of the government officials to convince us of the merits of their decisions. Not a P.R. firm.
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"Commercial Land Sales Show Signs of Recovery." Bulletin, 5/4/12.
When commercial land sells for "50 to 75% lower" than during the boom, should that be termed a "recovery."?
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"Tetherow Could Get Hotel." Bulletin, 5/4/12.
I'll believe it when I see it.
"No one knew that 2008 was coming," said Joe Weston..." (Tetherow developer.)
Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit.
Lots of people saw it coming. I prepared for it in my business. I started blogging about it in 2006, (go ahead and check, it's in the public record, eh?), and I was far from the first.
I've decided that whenever anyone uses this excuse, they need to be called on it.
Bullshit.
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"A Judicial Trend in Lending." Bulletin, 5/4/12.
Look, I just don't buy it. Lots of stories online, especially on the local Bend Economy Bulletin Board, about the shrinkage of inventory, the decline of foreclosures, blah, blah, blah.
I'm not going to even try to marshal the evidence, because I know how much overhang we had, and I very much doubt it has been winnowed down much.
I think the whole situation is being manipulated by the banks to a fair thee well. (If I was trying to buy a house, I'd be pissed about the lack of choice in affordable housing.)
I think it will be obvious to everyone when a real recovery takes place, and that it's years down the road.
Government hiring a public relations firm to sell the public on policy issues seems --- wrong.
If the policy has merit, it should stand on those merits. If it doesn't, trying to hustle the public into thinking it has merit is a bit of a con.
I really don't like them spending public funds on advertising.
It would seem to be the job of the government officials to convince us of the merits of their decisions. Not a P.R. firm.
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"Commercial Land Sales Show Signs of Recovery." Bulletin, 5/4/12.
When commercial land sells for "50 to 75% lower" than during the boom, should that be termed a "recovery."?
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"Tetherow Could Get Hotel." Bulletin, 5/4/12.
I'll believe it when I see it.
"No one knew that 2008 was coming," said Joe Weston..." (Tetherow developer.)
Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit.
Lots of people saw it coming. I prepared for it in my business. I started blogging about it in 2006, (go ahead and check, it's in the public record, eh?), and I was far from the first.
I've decided that whenever anyone uses this excuse, they need to be called on it.
Bullshit.
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"A Judicial Trend in Lending." Bulletin, 5/4/12.
Look, I just don't buy it. Lots of stories online, especially on the local Bend Economy Bulletin Board, about the shrinkage of inventory, the decline of foreclosures, blah, blah, blah.
I'm not going to even try to marshal the evidence, because I know how much overhang we had, and I very much doubt it has been winnowed down much.
I think the whole situation is being manipulated by the banks to a fair thee well. (If I was trying to buy a house, I'd be pissed about the lack of choice in affordable housing.)
I think it will be obvious to everyone when a real recovery takes place, and that it's years down the road.